800 Pound Jesus

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"800 Pound Jesus"
Single by Sawyer Brown
from the album Drive Me Wild
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2000
Genre Country
Length2:54
Label Curb
Songwriter(s) Billy Maddox, Paul Thorn
Producer(s) Mark Miller, Mac McAnally
Sawyer Brown singles chronology
"I'm in Love with Her"
(1999)
"800 Pound Jesus"
(2000)
"Perfect World"
(2000)

"800 Pound Jesus" is a song recorded by American country music group Sawyer Brown. It was released in January 2000 as the third single from the album Drive Me Wild . The song reached number 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Billy Maddox and Paul Thorn.

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Content and history

The song is about a man who purchases a statue of Jesus. He attempts to commit suicide by hanging himself, but his attempt is thwarted by landing in the statue's arms. [2] [3]

In 2000, the song was nominated by the Christian Country Music Association for both Song of the Year and Video of the Year. [3]

Critical reception

Billboard published a positive review of the song, which described both Mark Miller's lead vocals and the production as "on target". The review also called the song "quirky but extremely likable" and "an amusing little ditty with a deeper message". [2]

Chart performance

Chart (2000)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 40

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 296.
  2. 1 2 "Reviews". Billboard: 22. February 12, 2000.
  3. 1 2 "'Weighty' lyrics nominated for CCMA award". The Daily News Journal. November 2, 2000. pp. 1D, 2D. Retrieved April 5, 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "Sawyer Brown Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.